mytiliformadj.

Brit.

/mʌɪˈtɪlᵻfɔːm/, U.S.

/ˌmaɪˈtɪləˌfɔrm/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin mȳtilus , -iform comb. form.

Etymology: < classical Latin mȳtilus Mytilus n. + -iform comb. form. Compare scientific Latin mytiliformis (1790 or earlier as a specific name).

Zoology.

Having the shape of a mussel shell.

ΚΠ

1854 S. P. Woodward Man. Mollusca ii. 265 Shell equivalve, mytili-form.

1877 J. Hall & R. P. Whitfield in C. King Rep. Geol. Explor. 40th Parallel IV. ii. 275 Shell of rather more than average size, mytiliform.

1929 Science 18 Oct. 379/1 We must now add a quite different type of shell, belonging to the mytiliform (mussel-like) groups.

1969 R. C. Moore Treat. Invertebr. Paleontol.: Part N II. 643 Superfamily Dreissenacea..Mytiliform to quadrate.

1979 Lethaia 12 325 Seven of these, ranging from a large globose infaunal species to a small mytiliform epibyssate monomyarian, constitute a morphocline.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mytiliform
释义	mytiliformadj. Brit. /mʌɪˈtɪlᵻfɔːm/, U.S. /ˌmaɪˈtɪləˌfɔrm/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin mȳtilus , -iform comb. form. Etymology: < classical Latin mȳtilus Mytilus n. + -iform comb. form. Compare scientific Latin mytiliformis (1790 or earlier as a specific name). Zoology. Having the shape of a mussel shell. ΚΠ 1854 S. P. Woodward Man. Mollusca ii. 265 Shell equivalve, mytili-form. 1877 J. Hall & R. P. Whitfield in C. King Rep. Geol. Explor. 40th Parallel IV. ii. 275 Shell of rather more than average size, mytiliform. 1929 Science 18 Oct. 379/1 We must now add a quite different type of shell, belonging to the mytiliform (mussel-like) groups. 1969 R. C. Moore Treat. Invertebr. Paleontol.: Part N II. 643 Superfamily Dreissenacea..Mytiliform to quadrate. 1979 Lethaia 12 325 Seven of these, ranging from a large globose infaunal species to a small mytiliform epibyssate monomyarian, constitute a morphocline. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1854
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